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HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – A trio of films did big business at the Chinese New Year holiday box office, led by Hong Kong director Poi Soi Cheang’s The Monkey King. The 3D fantasy epic grossed a massive $46 million to top the weekend’s global box-office chart.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Wolf of Wall Street\u201d sails past the $200 million mark, with \u201cAmerican Hustle\u201d not far behind; \u201cRoboCop\u201d opens in its first three Asian markets, grossing $5.5 million.<\/p>\n
A trio of films did big business at the Chinese New Year holiday box office, led by Hong Kong director Poi Soi Cheang\u2019s\u00a0The Monkey King<\/strong>. The 3D fantasy epic grossed a massive $46 million to top the weekend\u2019s global box-office chart.<\/p>\n Most of Monkey King\u2019s earnings came from China. The film is playing in a total of seven territories and has earned $54 million to date, according to Rentrak. In China, Imax theaters are reporting record business.<\/p>\n Chinese film Dad, Where Are We Going? opened to $34 million to place No. 2 on the weekend global chart. The third new film in China, The Man From Macau, debuted to $12.5 million.<\/p>\n Disney\u2019s Frozen came in No. 3 with $33.3 million in ticket sales, including $9.3 million in North America, where a sing-along version opened on Friday, and $24 million overseas. Through Sunday, the animated blockbuster\u2019s total is $864.4 million, putting it ahead of fellow Thanksgiving release The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($860 million).<\/p>\n Martin Scorsese\u2019s The Wolf of Wall Street placed No. 4 on the global chart with $29.6 million, as it sailed past the $200 million mark worldwide. The Oscar best picture contender nabbed $26 million overseas for an international total of $122 million, and $3.6 million for the weekend in North America. The film\u2019s total through Sunday is $226.1 million.<\/p>\n New 3D fantasy adventure Viy broke records in Russia, grossing $17.7 million to score the biggest opening ever for a local film and the fourth biggest opening of all time. The debut is a victory for Universal, which is handling the film in Russia.<\/p>\n PHOTOS: Beginner\u2019s Luck? Actors Who Scored Oscar Nominations With Film Debuts<\/p>\n Among other best picture nominees, David O. Russell\u2019s American Hustle all but hit $200 million, as it ended Sunday with a worldwide total of $199.6 million. Weekend ticket sales came in at $10.3 million, including $6 million overseas and $4.3 million domestically.<\/p>\n Steve McQueen\u2019s harrowing slave drama 12 Years a Slave neared the $100 million mark over the weekend, grossing a strong $11.1 million overseas for a foreign total of $50.6 million. In the U.S., 12 Years grossed $1.4 million for a domestic total of $45.8 million and worldwide cume of $96.4 million.<\/p>\n MGM and Sony\u2019s RoboCop made its first outing ahead of its North American launch on Feb. 12, grossing $5.5 million from Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore, where it opened roughly on par with Iron Man.<\/p>\n Source http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/box-office-chinese-epic-monkey-676439<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Box Office: Chinese Epic \u2018Monkey King\u2019 Tops Worldwide Chart With $46 Million Globally. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – A trio of films did big business at the Chinese New Year holiday box office, led by Hong Kong director Poi Soi Cheang’s The Monkey King. The 3D fantasy epic grossed a massive $46 million to top the weekend’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies"],"psp_head":"